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Critics of illegal immigration in Congress Thursday offered praise for departed CNN host Lou Dobbs, suggesting he would affect the debate no matter what he does next.

“There is no question that Lou has had a significant impact on public policy debates over the years. He was instrumental in leading the insurgency that resulted in the defeat of the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill,” said Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.), ranking Republican on the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, in POLITICO’s Arena.

“There are a lot of voices in the immigration debate who are incredibly passionate about the issue and I have no doubt that Lou will continue to be among the most vocal participants leading the discussion moving ahead,” said Issa.

Rep. Lamar Smith (Texas), the top GOP lawmaker on the House Judiciary Committee, said Dobbs reflected the views of a majority of Americans on immigration, even if he was often pilloried, even by colleagues on his own network.

“Recent polls – including some by CNN – continue to show that Americans want to see our nation’s laws respected and enforced,” Smith said. “Critics who hail Dobbs’ decision as a victory for the pro-amnesty movement will be disappointed to find that their personal attacks won’t change the will of the American people. In fact, their attacks are an insult to the millions of Americans who agree with Lou.”

While Dobbs’ professional plans are unclear he will surely impact the immigration debate, Smith added.

“Those who want to take credit for Lou’s decision are going to be sorely disappointed because a majority of Americans share Lou’s concerns about illegal immigration. Americans are concerned about illegal immigrants taking jobs that should go to citizens and legal workers, about the enormous costs of health care for illegal immigrants, and about education and law enforcement costs. Any immigration debate needs to account for all of these costs, and should reflect the rule of law that the American people support.”

Not surprisingly, MSNBC “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann had a different take on the Dobbs departure. The day after naming Dobbs a “worst person in the world,” Olbermann suggest his one-time colleague may have sharpened his fangs over illegal immigration for ratings.

“I worked with Lou as long ago as 1981 and I never heard any of this back then. He's always been a bully and one of those put-up-your-dukes clowns, but I think the immigration stance was mostly opportunistic. The insincerity of the xenophobia would explain how he went from 2nd place to 4th.

“As to what he should do next, his soul would benefit from a few years at Telemundo.”

“Lou Dobbs will be able to better capitalize elsewhere on the demagogic persona he has invented for himself — a serious news network was never a fitting venue for his nativist, anti-immigrant pep rallies,” wrote Andres Martinez of the New America Foundation. “As for Time Warner, kudos for cleansing itself. Offering Lou Dobbs a coveted perch every night proved corrosive to CNN's overall integrity, suggesting that the network was willing to succumb to the standards of Fox News.”

The Mexican-flag-waving, Hispanic nazis terrorized the Dobbs family by shooting into his house. He left CNN to put a stop to the terror campaign his family was being subjected to.

Of course, the trembling cowards in the FBI don't investigate, and naturally, the white-hating leftists in the Obama adminstration are celebrating. The Hispanic mafia are on the march. They openly plan to re-make America into a Latino majority country, which reflects THEIR culture, Their language, their values. Their weapons are uncontrolled immigration, and welfare policies that subsidize irresponsible childbearing.

This campaign of ethnic cleansing is mostly being conducted with lawsuits against immigration enforcment, marches demanding amnesty and citizenship for illegal aliens, propaganda from the liberal media about "civil rights" for foreign nationals who are in this country illegally.

But once in a while, the mask comes off, and the naked ugly face of Latino racism is visible. Such was the case in the attack on Dobbs house.

Here in California, elderly whites attending anti-illegal immigration rallies have been assaulted and their cars vandalized. Thuggish young Hispanic males threaten and intimidate white city council members in Texas and Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

Nobody in the federal department of justice investigates this. Spanish language news show have slick spanish speaking lawyers explaining to illegal aliens how they can avoid being arrested by immigration enforcment officials.

Lou Dobbs is against ILLEGAL immigration. He has been so maligned as NYTimes and bloggers have repeatedly said he is against immigration.

This is deliberate slander.

Thankfully, there is an independent voice with a determination not to be intimidated by radical groups supporting, encouraging, promoting ILLEGAL immigration.

For those who prefer another culture -- move to that culture. USA has diversity but also conformity to the laws and values of THIS country. You don't like our country and American values, speaking English and laws, then don't apply for citizenship.

The audacity for the bastadobbs and various other groups to condemn a man who is simply asking our legislators and law enforcement officials to uphold the law, enforce the law, and prosecute or remove offenders.

How is that abusive? Legal vs. Illegal?

Americans need jobs, California is facing bankruptcy in large part due to services -- education, medical and more -- for illegals.

I am against unconditional amnesty. I am FOR legal, through the entire process, immigration.

I am offended by protestors carrying flags and signs for MEXICO and DEMANDING to be GIVEN CITIZENSHIP. We will not become a third world country ever -- that's not selfish, that is preservation and survival..

Lou Dobbs is against ILLEGAL immigration. He has been so maligned as NYTimes and bloggers have repeatedly said he is against immigration.

This is deliberate slander.

Thankfully, there is an independent voice with a determination not to be intimidated by radical groups supporting, encouraging, promoting ILLEGAL immigration.

For those who prefer another culture -- move to that culture. USA has diversity but also conformity to the laws and values of THIS country. You don't like our country and American values, speaking English and laws, then don't apply for citizenship.

The audacity for the bastadobbs and various other groups to condemn a man who is simply asking our legislators and law enforcement officials to uphold the law, enforce the law, and prosecute or remove offenders.

How is that abusive? Legal vs. Illegal?

Americans need jobs, California is facing bankruptcy in large part due to services -- education, medical and more -- for illegals.

I am against unconditional amnesty. I am FOR legal, through the entire process, immigration.

I am offended by protestors carrying flags and signs for MEXICO and DEMANDING to be GIVEN CITIZENSHIP. We will not become a third world country ever -- that's not selfish, that is preservation and survival..

Lou Dobbs is THE ONLY person in the major media that has called out Mexico's blatant meddling in our political affairs and their direct support for promoting the invasion of our country by their nationals. The only (former) politician that has had the hutzpah to call out Mexico’s meddling and Vicente Fox's/Felipe Calderon’s obvious attempt to justify dumping Mexico’s poor onto the U.S. for employment, education and care is Tom Tancredo. I consider both of these men true American Patriots.

Lou Dobbs is THE ONLY person in the major media that has called out Mexico's blatant meddling in our political affairs and their direct support for promoting the invasion of our country by their nationals. The only (former) politician that has had the hutzpah to call out Mexico’s meddling and Vicente Fox's/Felipe Calderon’s obvious attempt to justify dumping Mexico’s poor onto the U.S. for employment, education and care is Tom Tancredo. I consider both of these men true American Patriots.

Lou Dobbs was the only long term MSM news anchor taking on illegal immigration, which he is totally correct on. He has taken on the economy, special interests, lobbyist influence peddling, government corruption, truth in government, religion in politics, free trade and favored trade status issues, national security, the folly of the Iraq War and how contractors are becoming enriched from it, middle class erosion and American worker protection, outsourcing jobs for larger corporate profit, excessive issuance of H-1B visas, our crumbling infrastructure, education, food safety and inspections, the environment, China's dangerous imports and its influence on our national deficit, NAFTA, SPP, NAU, LOST, ridiculous government treaties, crime, drugs, racial issues and the list goes on.

Lou Dobbs has talked about, taken stances on, exposed and researched more issues than any other news anchor or politician ever has or ever will.

Had the US secured its borders and ports after September 11, not only would the American people be better protected against terrorism, but illegal immigration wold not now be a national crisis. Had corporate America not chosen to import illegal aliens, not chosen to employ them and exploit them in defiance of U.S. law, there would be no illegal immigration crisis. Had the federal government enforced already existing immigration law against both illegal employers and illegal aliens, there would be no crisis.

I do not agree with Dobbs most of the time. But, why we are going to make illegals awarded fror breaking the law? Are we not law abiding country. There are hundreds of thousand foreigners waiting to enter country legally and we will reward illegals become citizens. Shame on us!

I love that moron olbermoron, if he new anything about ratings he would understand Dobbs was killing him "Olbermann's ratings shrinking faster than glacier in global warming. March 13, 2009, 5:05" Hmmm Dobbs may have lost some ground with his Birther coverage but Keith is it true that you have been hemorrhaging viewers? poor, poor liberal moron. The viewers have finally tired of your mediocrity and have moved on. You should consider the same, I hear the Whitehouse is hiring useless lay abouts with little intelligence.